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Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

Circumstantial evidence is evidence in which an inference is required to connect it to a conclusion of fact.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

A closing argument, summation, or summing up is the concluding statement of each party's counsel (often called an attorney in the United States) reiterating the important arguments for the trier of ...

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

Declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

The protective care or guardianship of someone or something.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

Keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations.

Domain: Law; Category: Legal

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